Fri Jun 17 2022

66 articles - From Friday Jun 10 2022 to Friday Jun 17 2022

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Guidelines

Guidelines, position statements, white papers, technical reviews, consensus statements, etc…


Meta-analysis

meta-analyses and systematic reviews


Original articles

RCT, clinical trials, retrospective studies, etc…

Ann Intern Med

Pain, Analgesic Use, and Patient Satisfaction With Spinal Versus General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery : A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Severe pain is common after hip fracture. Spinal anesthesia was associated with more pain in the first 24 hours after surgery and more prescription analgesic use at 60 days compared with general anesthesia. Primary funding source Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

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QUAPAS: An Adaptation of the QUADAS-2 Tool to Assess Prognostic Accuracy Studies.

The authors used QUAPAS in parallel with QUADAS-2 and QUIPS in a systematic review of prognostic accuracy studies. QUAPAS improved the assessment of the flow and timing domain and flagged a study at risk of bias in the new analysis domain. Judgment of risk of bias in the analysis domain was challenging because of sparse reporting of statistical methods.

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U.S. Trends in Registration for Medical Cannabis and Reasons for Use From 2016 to 2020 : An Observational Study.

Enrollment in medical cannabis programs approximately increased 4.5-fold from 2016 to 2020, although enrollment decreased in recreational states. Use for conditions or symptoms without a strong evidence basis increased from 15.4% (2016) to 31.8% (2020). Thoughtful regulatory and clinical strategies are needed to effectively manage this rapidly changing landscape. Primary funding source National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.

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Would You Recommend a Statin to This Patient for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease? : Grand Rounds Discussion From Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

The guidelines differ on the use of advanced testing to modify the 10-year CVD risk estimate and on the need for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol targets to establish the efficacy of statins. Advanced testing with coronary artery calcium measurement may be helpful for patients who are potentially eligible for statin therapy but who are uncertain if they wish to take a statin. In this paper, 2 experts, a preventive cardiologist and a general internist, discuss their approach to the use of statins for primary prevention of CVD and how they would apply the guidelines to an individual patient.

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Risk of myocarditis and pericarditis after the COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in the USA: a cohort study in claims databases.

These results do not indicate a statistically significant risk difference between mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2, but it should not be ruled out that a difference might exist. Our study results, along with the benefit-risk profile, continue to support vaccination using either of the two mRNA vaccines. Funding US Food and Drug Administration.

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Safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine in children aged 6-17 years: a preliminary report of COV006, a phase 2 single-blind, randomised, controlled trial.

Interpretation ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 is well tolerated and immunogenic in children aged 6-17 years, inducing concentrations of antibody that are similar to those associated with high efficacy in phase 3 studies in adults. No safety concerns were raised in this trial. Funding AstraZeneca and the UK Department of Health and Social Care through the UK National Institute for Health and Care Research.

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Ustekinumab versus adalimumab for induction and maintenance therapy in biologic-naive patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, phase 3b trial.

No deaths occurred through week 52 of the study. Interpretation Both ustekinumab and adalimumab monotherapies were highly effective in this population of biologic-naive patients, with no difference in the primary outcome between the drugs. Funding Janssen Scientific Affairs.

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N Engl J Med

Chapare Hemorrhagic Fever and Virus Detection in Rodents in Bolivia in 2019.

Results Nine cases of hemorrhagic fever were identified; four of the patients with this illness died. The etiologic agent was identified as . (Funded by the Bolivian Ministry of Health and others.).

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Effects of Previous Infection and Vaccination on Symptomatic Omicron Infections.

No discernable differences in protection against symptomatic BA.1 and BA.2 infection were seen with previous infection, vaccination, and hybrid immunity. Vaccination enhanced protection among persons who had had a previous infection. Hybrid immunity resulting from previous infection and recent booster vaccination conferred the strongest protection. (Funded by Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar and others.).

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Intravenous Vitamin C in Adults with Sepsis in the Intensive Care Unit.

In adults with sepsis receiving vasopressor therapy in the ICU, those who received intravenous vitamin C had a higher risk of death or persistent organ dysfunction at 28 days than those who received placebo. (Funded by the Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation; LOVIT ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03680274.).

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Restriction of Intravenous Fluid in ICU Patients with Septic Shock.

Among adult patients with septic shock in the ICU, intravenous fluid restriction did not result in fewer deaths at 90 days than standard intravenous fluid therapy. (Funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and others; CLASSIC ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03668236.).

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Sequential Stem Cell-Kidney Transplantation in Schimke Immuno-osseous Dysplasia.

Each patient received sequential transplants of aß T-cell-depleted and CD19 B-cell-depleted haploidentical hematopoietic stem cells and a kidney from the same donor. Full donor hematopoietic chimerism and functional ex vivo T-cell tolerance was achieved, and the patients continued to have normal renal function without immunosuppression at 22 to 34 months after kidney transplantation. (Funded by the Kruzn for a Kure Foundation.).

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Treatment of Anal High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions to Prevent Anal Cancer.

Among participants with biopsy-proven anal HSIL, the risk of anal cancer was significantly lower with treatment for anal HSIL than with active monitoring. (Funded by the National Cancer Institute; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02135419.).

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Reviews&Editorials

Plenty of the editorials are available as full text through the publisher website using the provided link

Ann Intern Med

Adding New Fuel to the Fire: Monkeypox in the Time of COVID-19-Implications for Health Care Personnel.

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Monkeypox: Avoiding the Mistakes of Past Infectious Disease Epidemics.

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Prevention and Initial Management of HIV Infection.

New approaches to preexposure prophylaxis and more effective treatments have made the elimination of HIV infection a feasible goal. The federal "Ending the HIV Epidemic" initiative aims at a 90% reduction in new HIV diagnoses by 2030. This article provides updated information on how clinicians should use these improvements to manage their patients who are at risk for HIV infection or are newly diagnosed with HIV.

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When There Is Value in Asking: An Argument for Social Risk Screening in Clinical Practice.

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Lancet

Coeliac disease.

The disease is associated with a risk of complications, such as osteoporosis and intestinal lymphoma. Diagnosis of coeliac disease requires a positive serology (IgA anti-transglutaminase 2 and anti-endomysial antibodies) and villous atrophy on small-intestinal biopsy. Treatment involves a gluten-free diet; however, owing to the high psychosocial burden of such a diet, research into alternative pharmacological treatments is currently very active.

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Mental health after China's prolonged lockdowns.

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Offline: Why science is not enough.

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N Engl J Med

Audio Interview: Viral Evolution and the Future of Monoclonal Antibodies.

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Climate Change, Fossil-Fuel Pollution, and Children's Health.

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Fossil-Fuel Pollution and Climate Change - A New NEJM Group Series.

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Intravenous Fluids in Septic Shock - More or Less?

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Transplantation Tolerance through Hematopoietic Chimerism.

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Letters&Replies

Letters to the editors and authors’ replies

Lancet

Hunting down the cause of acute hepatitis in children.

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Obesity definition for personalised treatment of type 2 diabetes   Authors' reply.

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Obesity definition for personalised treatment of type 2 diabetes.

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Opportunities for women's health in the first postnatal year.

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Preparing for what we abhor: an obligation of public health professionals.

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The hijacking of science and truth by political conflict.

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The Palestinian people: erased from World Health Statistics.

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The value of oral care in dying and death.

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N Engl J Med

Association between Covid-19 Vaccination and Influenza Vaccination Rates.

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Darolutamide in Metastatic Prostate Cancer.

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Darolutamide in Metastatic Prostate Cancer.

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Darolutamide in Metastatic Prostate Cancer. Reply.

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Neutralization of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.4/5 and BA.2.12.1 Subvariants.

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Protection against SARS-CoV-2 after Vaccination and Previous Infection.

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Protection against SARS-CoV-2 after Vaccination and Previous Infection. Reply.

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Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for Breast Cancer.

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Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for Breast Cancer. Reply.

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Troponin I after Cardiac Surgery and 30-Day Mortality.

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Troponin I after Cardiac Surgery and 30-Day Mortality.

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Troponin I after Cardiac Surgery and 30-Day Mortality. Reply.

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Others

all remaining publications eg case reports, images of the month, etc…

Ann Intern Med

Annals Graphic Medicine - Swanorexia.

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I Remember Marjorie.

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Severe Pain After Hip Fracture Repair in Older Adults: Challenging a Dominant Narrative.

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Summary for Patients: Pain, Analgesic Use, and Patient Satisfaction With Spinal Versus General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery.

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Lancet

COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and myocarditis or pericarditis.

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Head-to-head biologic therapy in Crohn's disease.

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Increasing children's global access to COVID-19 vaccines.

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Lola Kola: developing mHealth for mental health in west Africa.

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Obstetric violence in historical perspective.

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The changing face of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase: in-vivo mutation in patient with chest infection.

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US infant formula crisis increases scrutiny of the FDA.

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Waiting for France's turn towards preventive health care.

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N Engl J Med

"It's Hardly Credible" - Medical Readers and Literary Plague.

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Case 18-2022: A 29-Year-Old Woman with Recurrent Fractures.

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Case 24-2022: A 31-Year-Old Man with Perianal and Penile Ulcers, Rectal Pain, and Rash.

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Clinical Examination of the Hip.

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IgG4-Related Ophthalmic Disease.

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Monkeypox Genital Lesions.

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Research to Move Policy - Using Evidence to Advance Health Equity for Substance Use Disorders.

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Targeted Therapy in Melanoma.

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The Critical Shortage of Iodinated Contrast Material - Will Value Prevail?

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